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The candidates for the next Chilmark School principal has been narrowed down to two educators, one of whom is an Islander Among those who applied to take the reins of the up-Island school, it comes down to Edgartown School third grade teacher Alicia Knight and Kate Squire, a fourth grade teacher at Willard Elementary School […] ....
Last week we reported on a Feb. 1 Edgartown School committee meeting where more than 200 parents, attending in person and online, fumed about the school’s administration (“Frustrations rising at Edgartown School,” Feb. 8), citing a lack of communication, and raising concerns about the school’s handling of a growing English language learning program. The day […] ....
The Island’s public school system is undergoing an internal equity audit to be conducted by teams of teachers and parents in partnership with a national educational nonprofit called Mid Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC). Edgartown School principal Shelley Einbinder publicized the audit on Feb. 8 in a letter to the Edgartown School community. The purpose of […] ....
Citing a lack of leadership in the aftermath of COVID-19, and amid challenges posed by a rising student body whose primary language is not English, a growing number of parents at Edgartown School are expressing frustration, with some electing to transfer their children to other schools. Advocates say that these parents worry that students requiring […] ....
Parents of students at the Edgartown School say that they are concerned with a decline in the student population, with some criticizing the school’s administration for a lack of leadership. Enrollment at the school has dropped by 20 students since last year, to a current total of 379. But the school choice numbers in […] ....